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Clinton Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clinton.

Clinton’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Iowa school districts

Students
3,248
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,701
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$73.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clinton Community School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $73.2M, about $22,530 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Clinton 24,049

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Clinton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Clinton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 63.8% · 2,184 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 69.7% · 2,181 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 87.5% · 235 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,701 per student · 7% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 58%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,368’20
3,323’21
3,286’22
3,232’23
3,248’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 11%Black 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

Eagle Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
C+
443 students13:1
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
C−
376 students11:1
Bluff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
D
372 students12:1
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clinton
A
331 students13:1
Clinton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
D
745 students13:1
Clinton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
D
981 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

River Bend Community Unit District 2Fulton, Fulton Township, Garden Plain Township
$14,022per student
Camanche Community School DistrictCamanche
$13,298per student
Central DeWitt Community School DistrictLow Moor
$13,758per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.